The European Commission's final audit report has found that Brazil's official poultry and honey supply chain controls meet EU standards on antimicrobial use, according to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). However, the reinstatement of Brazil on the EU's approved suppliers list remains pending further European regulatory steps, including a yet-to-be-scheduled meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.
Brazil's annual beef import quota in China was exhausted on September 29, activating an additional 55% surcharge on top of China's standard 12% tariff from October 1, 2026. With EU market access also suspended and U.S. relief limited, Brazilian exporters face mounting pressure to discount or redirect supply.
Brazil anticipates being restored to the European Union's approved list of poultry and honey suppliers following a positive assessment, after the country was left off the list when new EU import rules took effect on 3 September 2026.
A peer-reviewed analysis of 2,479 RASFF mycotoxin notifications from 2020 to 2024 by University of Córdoba researchers finds that aflatoxins drove 84% of recorded cases, with nuts, seeds, and products of non-EU origin accounting for the largest shares. The study cautions against reading notification counts as direct measures of contamination prevalence, but highlights persistent risk in a narrow set of commodity groups relevant to feed and food ingredient buyers.
